Anwar Ibrahim Malaysiaʼs Prime Minister made a quick-action decision today cancelling his cabinet members holiday plans as floods hit the countryʼs north-east regions (affecting more than 90‚000 residents)
The non-stop rain since mid-week has created a mega-flood situation; three people lost their lives and thousands moved to safety. The disaster-management data shows that about 527 temp shelters are now working in nine states with Kelantan and Terengganu getting the worst hit
Weather experts say the rain wont stop until tomorrow: eight states should get ready for more water. The situation in Kelantan and Terengganu looks super-dangerous — Ahmad Zahid Hamidi the Deputy PM thinks its gonna be worse than the big floods from about 10 years back
The government has put together a big-time rescue team:
- 82‚000 rescue workers
- Many rescue boats
- Four-wheel-drive cars
- Special helicopters
The flood problems dont stop at Malaysiaʼs borders — Thailandʼs south part has water issues too. Their local government says four people died and about 240‚000 homes got hit by flood-waters in seven provinces
The north-east monsoon season which runs from oct to march always brings floods to Malaysiaʼs east coast but this years rain is extra-strong. Social media shows lots of pics with cars under water houses getting flooded and rivers going way over their banks